Crime Rates at Edwins Close, Barnsley, S71 3BJ

Edwins Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in St Helens , and the 227th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edwins Close (S71 3BJ) in the last 12 months was 124.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% lower than the St Helens average (143.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 73.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edwins Close (S71 3BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kirkby Avenue, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mansfield Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.